Professional Tennis
Jennifer Capriati has been elected to the Hall of Fame in the Recent Player Category, and she is the final member of the Hall of Fame Class of 2012 to be announced. The previously announced members of the Class of 2012 are former world number one, Brazilian tennis star Guga Kuerten; Spanish tennis legend Manuel…
Serena Williams defeated Coco Vandeweghe, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday afternoon, defending her singles title at the Bank of the West Classic. Ranked number four in the world, Serena became the first repeat Bank of the West Classic champion since Kim Clijsters won the title back-to-back in 2005 and 2006. Sunday’s victory was even more special, considering Serena…
Third-seeded Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico & Scott Lipsky of Merrick, N.Y. lifted their second team trophy on Sunday at the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in the men’s doubles finals, defeating the number two seeds, Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins of Great Britain, 7-6(3), 6-3. The Mexican/American tandem won on their team debut last year at…
Number two seed Marion Bartoli and third-seeded Dominika Cibulkova coasted to straight-set wins on Thursday, highlighting second-round main draw action at the Bank of the West Classic. Bartoli, the 2009 tournament champion, survived an early scare from Stanford senior Mallory Burdette and posted a 7-5, 6-0 victory in her first match of the tournament. With Burdette leading…
In Thursday action at the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I., Merrick, N.Y.’s Scott Lipsky and doubles partner Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico, the third-seeded doubles pairing, were 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 10-7 winners over the team of Russian Alex Bogomolov Jr. & Gilles Mueller of Luxembourg. With the win, Lipsky & Gonzalez advance to the semifinals on Friday where…
Tennis Channel will offer live coverage as former teen phenomenon Jennifer Capriati is inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Saturday, July 14, at 12:30 p.m. ET. The ceremony will take place on the historic grass-court stadium at the Hall’s grounds in Newport, R.I., and include the inductions of Brazilian Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten, the…
When John Isner and Nicolas Mahut step on court to play each other, it’s natural for fans to wonder how long they will be watching. However, in Newport R.I. on Wednesday, the match time was just one hour and 18 minutes—a far cry from the 11 hour and five minute battle the two competed in…
Tennis Channel will cover nine Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series events during the seven weeks between now and the U.S. Open, offering more than 100 match hours from the annual North American summer hard-court season. The network’s lineup includes five men’s ATP and three women’s WTA tournaments, along with a combined event with both men’s…
Defending tournament champion and recent Wimbledon singles champ Serena Williams looked dominant in her opening match, cruising past Stanford junior Nicole Gibbs 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon at the 2012 Bank of the West Classic. Competing in her first match since capturing her fifth career Wimbledon title only four days ago, Williams required only one hour…
The USTA has announced that the 2012 U.S. Open prize purse has been increased by more than $2 million to reach a record $25.5 million. Additionally, the top three men’s and top three women’s finishers in the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus prize money at…